1978 Monza Spyder

[Andreasu]

My first car^^

It got some rust in the rear quarters and need new wheels and paint




Before:


After:


And the damned rust ^^

[marco_1978_spyder]

There should be a buildsheet behind the passenger side plastic seat backing.

Let us know if you find it. Great looking car.

[Andreasu]

Fixed the Ignititon, the old one got stuck, so i couldn't hear the sweet V8 or get the steeringwheel lock off ; (

Got the plate off with my feets and two screwdrivers:


Swapped out the old ignition with a "new" one and guess what? I couldn't get the little metal ring back on to hold det steeringwheel lock plate (or something)
So, i had to make a magical tool:



Why didn't i think of that in the first place?;P made everything easy:

[NixVegaGT]

Dude. I'm so hot for that tool right now I don't care how gay that sounds! I was cursing the guy that came up with that design!!! I'm totally going to make that tool for myself. Thanks man.

[Andreasu]

Dude. I'm so hot for that tool right now I don't care how gay that sounds! I was cursing the guy that came up with that design!!! I'm totally going to make that tool for myself. Thanks man.

Haha xD

Easy to make ;D and it works ^^

[Andreasu]

I seem to have a problem with the fuel gauge.
Got a new fuel pump in (Elec.) and working, but when i filled about 15 liters into it, it says that the tank is full (Way above full)

Anyone know why?

[Andreasu]

Ok, designed some ideas for the dash. It's almost the same, just moving warning light's (not added yet) and new Gauges.
(They are made in Paint, so ain't 100% i guess)

Stock Dash:


The basic design:



And here with colors:




Which one should I go with? Car is getting repainted in new shiny black.

[gerbsinmd]

I seem to have a problem with the fuel gauge.
Got a new fuel pump in (Elec.) and working, but when i filled about 15 liters into it, it says that the tank is full (Way above full)

Anyone know why?

Typically when the fuel gauge shows way over full it is because the ground for the fuel gauge is not working.

[Andreasu]

I seem to have a problem with the fuel gauge.
Got a new fuel pump in (Elec.) and working, but when i filled about 15 liters into it, it says that the tank is full (Way above full)

Anyone know why?

Typically when the fuel gauge shows way over full it is because the ground for the fuel gauge is not working.

Thanks : )

[Bowtie_Stoffe]

Nice looking monza! Good look with the project!

( I see that you are from Norway - Trevligt med ännu en Nord-bo här på forumet, Ha de gott)

// Stoffe, from the sunny south of Sweden summer has arrived.

[Andreasu]

Yeah, summer is here now! Finaly no more snow : D

[Andreasu]

Updates:

Dash coming apart:



Anyone know how to remove the lower part of the dash? I unscrewed all the bolts i've seen, but it seems to sit quite hard still : |


New gauge thats going in (Huuuuuge:D):

[Andreasu]

Updates:

Lower part off:



Wires... ugh... :


Now, the hard part:


Since i'm changing the gauges, i can't use the circuitboard in the dash, so i need to figure out the wires.
Anyone gone from stock gauges (With circuitboard) to new gauges with with wires directly to the different parts?

[Bowtie_Stoffe]

I´m on my way to change the old gauges to Autometer Sport Comp... Have only the speedo left.
To fit the big autometer gauges, I had to rip a lot of the internals of the stock gauge cluster apart. Including the circuit board. So I have run new wires to everything... I have a couple of wiring diagrams in pdf-files, so if you send me your e-mail in a PM, I can send ´em to ya.

[Andreasu]

Thanks

The only problem i got, is the 4-in-1 unit (Rpm, volt, oil pres. and temp.), it's 5 in. ;/

I'm making a new dash in ALU, But it's going to be tight, but totally worth it : D